Erodating leverkusen soccerway

02-Oct-2016 10:41

Despite a better start for FCB, Bayer Leverkusen managed to open the score (55′) from a excellent free kick by Hakan Çalhanoğlu from 20 yards out.The goal came after a Javi Martínez foul, as he just returned from a long term injury., on the other hand, had a more relaxed attitude and set back in wait.

The England forward scored an extra time winner over Anderlecht to book the Reds' place in the last four of the Europa League, before scoring the only goal of the game in last week's semi-final first-leg in Vigo.Rashford's expertly taken free-kick has given Jose Mourinho's men a healthy advantage heading into Thursday night's return game at Old Trafford, although they will know that a goal for the visitors would undo the good work from last week.United have struggled at times in front of goal this season and the absence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic means there is no overwhelming favorites in the goalscorers market.Through the remainder of the half, Bayern played a defensive game, their main objective was to stop Leverkusen from scoring and catch them on the counterattack.The Bavarians had a stronger start after the break, but Claudio Pizarro shot into the keeper (47′) in a one-on-one situation.

Erodating leverkusen soccerway

The reigning champions, who are closing in on a fifth successive domestic title, dominated the match but were denied by some resolute home defending, especially towards the end of the first half when a goal seemed inevitable.But they also had themselves to blame with World Cup winners Thomas Muller and Philipp Lahm squandering glorious...Mario Götze missed the Reds first and biggest chance of the half (27′), when he sprinted after a quick counter and dribbled past Bernd Leno. He shot low and soft towards the empty goal and gave the defender time to make a sliding interception.Bailly, of course, is yet to score for United and is priced at 12/1 (13.00) to open his account on Thursday evening, while Pogba can be backed at 12/5 (3.40) to get on the scoresheet.